This book examines in great detail why FBC was needed and what its impact was. McCurdy looks not only at the successes like Mars Pathfinder but also examines FBC's failures. His analysis helps highlight the pros and cons of FBC, an understanding that will help the reader understand NASA's space exploration program.
One of the most interesting parts in this book is the comparison of Pathfinder and Viking and the breakdown in costs associated with the two. It also explores the kinds of decisions that went into MPF to dispel the myth that Viking created in that space exploration required multi-billion dollar missions.

Although the author's prose may seem a bit disjointed today, the timeless message of this great book sounds forth with astonishing clarity in our modern culture.

One has only to look as far as one's local newscast to see firsthand the tragedies that are inflicting a nation that has been repeatedly told that the role of a strong father is not necessary to the development of our children.

And what about the Dad's that really do want to be there for their children? Where in today's society can a Dad go to learn exactly what his children and wife really need to thrive?

Thankfully, this book does just that. By pointing to the timeless principles in God's word, a father can begin the process of orienting his marriage relationship and fatherhood responsiblities to God's principles.

As a soon-to-be Dad, I am very thankful this formerly out-of-print book is now available again. I would encourage all Dad's to get your own copy today. This is a must-read.

Faust is an epic poem penned by the incomparable Goethe. He, the German Shakespeare, writes brilliantly of the universal scheme including God, Satan, and all manner of other creatures. At the center, however, is the good Dr. Faust. Faust is the subject of a bet between God and Mephistopheles. The story is thus set and Faust and Mephistopheles take to the world on a journey which leads the doctor into lewd affairs, titanic conflicts, and, eventually, introspection and self-discovery. It is a tale which any can relate to and through Faust's journey the reader discovers much about himself. This is an excellent poem rivalling anything written by Shakespeare or even Dante.

This is a slight and very inexpensive book, but has proved to be a hefty and well-loved book in my house. The stories are short--about 2 to 3 pages each. They are well written for reading out loud, very funny and full of surprises and suspense. Each tale ends (like The Arabian Nights stories) at a suspenseful point and promises the children that if they behave they'll get to hear how the event will unfold. Since they are short, one can read two or three stories each night, and this book can last a week. My 6 year old daughter picked up the book (after I've finished reading it) and started to read it herself. My four year old loves it. And the stories carry some important themes--such as be careful what you tell a stranger (in this case a hungry cat) yet they were not overly preachy, nor do the themes intrudes upon the drama of each story.

This book is a great value all around. Worth more than [price] for sure!

I first saw this book sometime ago and noted that the book had Howard Turneys name on the cover in the expanded edition, I believe.He is known as The Father of HGH so that got me interested.Why would Turney write a statement for a book that seemingly advocates homeopathic Growth Hormone?I got the book through a freind that bought it from Amazon.com and found it to be in another realm that I had not previously examined -homeopathy.Being a resercher I found the facts and statements about homeopathic GH to be very informative and interesting.Being sceptical by nature,I ordered the HGH Turney takes from the company found in the book,only I obtained the Full Spectrum also.Frankly, the Full Spectrum is my fav'(sorry Turney!) as it has a compound I have studied for some time GHRH or Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone.I was amazed to read about GHRH in the book and that this dreamous co.had a homeopathic version.I think that the book is good for those that need a starter version on HGH -and like me-for people who don't know much,if anything ,about homeopathy(Amazon has books on this interesting subject) so they can have a better understanding.Dr.Klatz's book -sold on Amazon, certainly is the top book though on HGH.

A Field Guide to the Pine Barrens of New Jersey could easily be called "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Jersey Pines". Part history lesson, part field guide, it covers its past and present in quite some detail. Its an amateur naturalist's dream, and an outstanding resource for native New Jersyites who want to know a bit more about this uniquie wilderness area.

The book can be divided into two parts. The first part covers the Pine Barren's . It starts with its ecological history (soil, climate,etc.) followed by utilitarian and development uses(from mining of iron ore to cranberry farming), then its historic sites and folklore (from Smithville to Batsto to the infamous Jersey Devil) and finally, it touches upon current and future uses and preservation.

The presentation in the first part is short, straightforeward, fact-based essays taking up less than the first 100 pages.

The next 300 pages or so serve as the Golden Book/Peterson Field Guide to the plants, mammals, birds, reptiles/amphibians, fishes and arthorpods/insects of the Pine Barrens, respectively. There is a plethora of illustrations accompanying the text, and although lacking the ID markings of the Peterson Field Guides, are excellent nontheless and seem to cover nearly all (if not all) of the species presented here.

In addition, there are plenty of footnotes and references for those with a bent towards the scinece part of nature, as well as a decent index with both latin and common names.

I also recommend a Natural History of Trees, Peterson's Field Guide to Ecology and the Tracker, by Tom Brown, Jr.

D.H.Menzel's original Field Guide broke the mold--there has never been anything like it before or since. It is my view Brian Skiff shares my opinion--as co-author of his Observing Catalog the objects are named as in Menzel, plus a section refers to H.A.Rey's diagrams, also in Menzel.

The Field Of Life And Death & Tales Of Hulun River is a revised edition of Howard Goldblatt's excellent translation of two classic works by Chinese author Xiao Hong (1911-1942), China's first feminist novelist. The ravages of poverty, war, and Japanese imperialism are unflinchingly portrayed in this memorable and vivid work. Highly recommended for personal and academic literary and Asian Studies collections, Lu Xun's original preface (in translation), a new translator's preface, and a revised introduction by Howard Goldblatt set apart this edition of eye-opening stories about the hardships faced by peasants of rural China.

Meet Vernon Howard, the most didactic Mystic of our times. If you haven't read anything by him, I would suggest that you first read "The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power". But anyway, if you're open-minded and willing to learn, you will hardly find such condensed high-quality spiritual insight anywhere. Look at the price of this booklet. After you read it, you'll realize, maybe astounded, how such diamonds are free.

Have you read a book titled "Self-Help Stuff that Works"? I haven't, but I received an excellent excerpt in an e-mail newsletter. It talked about the technique of combating our own nonsense with "the blade of rationality". I didn't realize how important this was at first, until I tried it for a while, almost automatically. I don't agree with the author in all of his points of view, but I don't have to. Just look at these words: The blade of rationality. Look at them carefully, because I suspect they can take you to a new world. All your prejudices, all your false egotistic opinions can be struck, shaken, demolished by the blade of your own objectivity, which is wiser and more powerful than you may think.

So where does Vernon Howard enter? Once you learn to question yourself regularly, you'll have gained much. Now he's going to give you tremendous tools to tear your own falsehood all over. This is the blade, but it has become more than just the blade of rationality. This is the Blade of God. No, friend, don't take me wrong, this is not religious stuff. You need not believe in anything. What's more; it's better that you don't believe in anything, because then you can be totally ignorant, ready to receive something.

The didactic prose of Mr. Howard is amazing. It is so condensed, so short. Yet is seems like tremendous arrows to falsehood, to human pretense. God is truly willing to help you anytime, if you set aside your pretenses of being so wonderful, and allow yourself to listen. So relax and get ready for the journey. Here are several ways to get help from... God is not a belief, not an object, not an idea. Then what is God? I don't know, and probably neither you. But there's some kind of remote sensation, perhaps some far away memory, that you'll be able to... recognize...

If you have even been in a less-than-satisfying relationship, and particularly if you have ever had difficulty separating from such a relationship, this may be the book for you! Of the 9-10 highly recommended self-help books I read during a very difficult time, this one was the most insightful and most helpful to me. In fact, looking back at it after a year in a very satisfying and fullfilling relationship, I think the first 9 chapters almost "saved my life....or at least, my sanity!"This is an extention to Halpern's highly successful "How to Break Your Addition to a Person." I found the present book first and never felt the need to read the first book, although I later glanced at it. I think the first few chapters in the present book probably capture the essence of the first book. The book in HIGHLY readable. I think if this book were more widely read, there would be MANY more people in happier relationships.